diff --git a/srcpkgs/jre/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/jre/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e924268d5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/jre/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# This script will advise the user to read the license for JRE
+# and to re-login to have JRE included in PATH
+#
+case "${ACTION}" in
+pre)
+    ;;
+post)
+    cat << _EOF
+=====================================================================
+
+- The Oracle JRE package is licensed software.
+	
+	You MUST read and agree to the license stored in
+	/usr/share/licenses/jre/LICENSE before using it.
+
+- Please re-login to include JRE in your PATH.
+
+=====================================================================
+_EOF
+    ;;
+esac
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/jre/files/java-policy-settings.desktop b/srcpkgs/jre/files/java-policy-settings.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e032258d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/jre/files/java-policy-settings.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Exec=policytool
+Icon=sun-java.png
+Name[cs]=Nastavení politiky Java aplikací
+Name=Java Policy Settings
+Path=
+StartupNotify=true
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Settings;Java;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/jre/files/jre.sh b/srcpkgs/jre/files/jre.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ded0efe8179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/jre/files/jre.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export PATH=$PATH:/opt/java/jre/bin
+export JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME:-/opt/java/jre}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/jre/template b/srcpkgs/jre/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2bc12fe6793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/jre/template
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Template file for 'oracle-jre'
+pkgname=jre
+_extraversion=1.7.0
+version=7
+distfiles="http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/${version}/jre-${version}-linux-x64.tar.gz"
+build_style=custom-install
+short_desc="Oracle's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) - Version 7"
+maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm"
+homepage="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html"
+license="oracle"
+checksum=d829890d46295ab0cbfcbeb5c68ac7c90a5021689f7503c00b8bcf4bf9ea2f8d
+long_desc="
+ Oracle Java SE 7 - Runtime Environment (JRE) only:
+ 
+ This release includes new features such as small language changes for
+ improved developer productivity, a new Filesystem API, support for
+ asynchronous I/O, a new fork/join framework for multicore performance,
+ improved support for dynamic and script languages, updates to security,
+ internationalization and web standards and much more."
+
+Add_dependency build libXtst-devel
+Add_dependency full desktop-file-utils
+Add_dependency full xdg-utils
+Add_dependency full shared-mime-info
+
+wrksrc=jre${_extraversion}
+
+do_install()
+{
+	# Install desktop related items
+	vmkdir		usr/share
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/lib/desktop/icons usr/share
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/lib/desktop/applications usr/share
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/lib/desktop/mime usr/share
+
+	# Install mozilla-compatible browser plugin
+	vmkdir		usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
+	vinstall	${wrksrc}/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 755 usr/lib/mozilla/plugins	          
+
+	# Install license(s)
+	vmkdir		usr/share/licenses/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/COPYRIGHT usr/share/licenses/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/LICENSE usr/share/licenses/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt usr/share/licenses/jre
+
+	# Fix system prefs folder FS#18872
+	vmkdir		etc/.java/.systemPrefs
+    
+	# For system environment vars and desktop extra shortcut
+	vinstall	${FILESDIR}/jre.sh 644 etc/profile.d
+	vinstall 	${FILESDIR}/java-policy-settings.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+
+	# Install JRE
+	vmkdir		opt/java/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/bin opt/java/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/lib opt/java/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/man opt/java/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/plugin opt/java/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/release opt/java/jre
+	vcopy		${wrksrc}/Welcome.html opt/java/jre
+
+}
+
+post_install()
+{
+	update-desktop-database -q
+	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate
+	update-mime-database usr/share/mime &> /dev/null
+}